All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2015 – Page 5
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NewsAgnès Ogier
Thalys has named Agnès Ogier as CEO, with effect from March 31. Currently TGV Marketing Director at SNCF, she will replace Franck Gervais who becomes CEO of Voyages-sncf.com.
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NewsAlexander Kirchner
Alexander Kirchner, head of newly-formed German rail union EVG, has succeeded Klaus-Dieter Hommel as Chairman of lobbying group Allianz Pro Schiene.
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NewsDerek Mackay
Derek Mackay succeeded Keith Brown as Minister for Transport & Islands in the Scottish cabinet appointed in November.
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NewsChris Fenton
RSSB CEO Chris Fenton has succeeded Terry Morgan as Chairman of the UK’s National Skills Academy for Rail Engineering.
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NewsCecile Vion-Lanctuit
Bombardier Transportation has named Cecile Vion-Lanctuit as Vice-President, Communications; she was previously Vice-President, Corporate Communications, at Airbus Helicopters.
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NewsAll change at the top
No fewer than 11 senior management appointments were announced by Indian Railways on December 31, including eight to the position of General Manager.At the top, A K Mittal succeeds Arunendra Kumar as Chairman of the IR board. Mittal’s position as Board Member, Staff, has been taken by Pradeep Kumar (photo), ...
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NewsAeroexpress to pull out of Vladivostok and Kazan
RUSSIA: Airport rail link operator Aeroexpress has announced plans to cease operations in Vladivostok and Kazan and instead focus on its Moscow services, saying the regional governments have not provided subsidies needed to cover its losses. ‘We are currently working through the best way to transfer the entire service ...
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NewsMunicipal Council approves Kuwait section of GCC railway
KUWAIT: The Municipal Council gave its backing for the Kuwaiti section of the planned GCC railway at a meeting on January 21. Responsibility for the project has now been handed over to the Ministry of Communications, which will co-ordinate planning with other ministries. According to the Kuwait News Agency, the ...
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NewsRio metro selects Tetra radio supplier
BRAZIL: Communications project leader ENG has selected Kapsch CarrierCom to implement a Tetra digital radio network for Rio de Janeiro metro Line 4. Kapsch is to provide four base stations, 140 handheld portable radios and 30 in-train cab radios for the fleet of 15 six-car trainsets, which CNR Changchun ...
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NewsGauge-changer installed at Belarus-Poland border
BELARUS: Belarus Railways has installed a Talgo automatic gauge-changer at Brest station, close the Polish border, and expects to obtain certification for it to be used by Talgo passenger trainsets during the first quarter of 2015 Installation required remodelling tracks and signalling and the installation of electrification equipment. The project ...
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NewsSão Paulo Line 6 CBTC contract
BRAZIL: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has awarded Nippon Signal a contract for the supply of signalling for São Paulo metro Line 6. Nippon Signal is to supply its SPARCS communications-based train control for driverless operation, including ATS, interlockings and ATP. Last year PPP concessionaire Move São Paulo awarded Mitsubishi ...
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NewsHelsinki metro extension contracts
FINLAND: Project promoter Länsimetro Oy has awarded further civils contracts for the second phase of Helsinki’s western metro extension to Espoo. Access tunnel excavation contracts have been awarded to Destia (€13m) and Kalliorakennus-Yhtiöt (€7·9m) and run until late 2015. Consulting Group Sigma — which comprises Finnmap Infra, Kalliosuunnittelu ...
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NewsTGVs to be fitted with Energymiser driver advisory system
FRANCE: Following the completion of a seven-month proof-of-concept assessment on the Marne-la-Vallée – Marseille/Montpellier routes, SNCF is to go ahead with the roll-out of TTG Transportation Technology’s Energymiser driver advisory system across its TGV fleet. Energymiser provides drivers with real-time advice on when to apply power and when to coast, ...
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NewsRhomberg Sersa Rail Group takes over Sersa Total Track
CANADA: Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group has become the sole owner of Sersa Total Track Ltd after purchasing the remaining shares from Tim Mann. STT provides a range of track inspection, construction, maintenance and renewal services, with a fleet of heavy maintenance and construction equipment. It is based in Mallorytown, Ontario, ...
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NewsFour consortia prequalify for Tampere tramway contract
FINLAND: Four consortia have prequalifed to bid for a contract to build the planned 23·5 km two-line light rail network in Tampere, the city council announced on January 19. The consortia were scored out of a total of 160 points: Lemminkainen, Ramboll, Alstom, Insinöörit Suunnittelu (137·75/160 ...
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NewsRites signs Bangladesh coach contract
BANGLADESH: India’s Rites has signed what it says is its first contract to export broad gauge passenger coaches to Bangladesh Railway. The order finalised in Dhaka covers 120 vehicles to be manufactured by RCF Kapurthala. These will be a mix of 160 km/h stainless steel sleeper and seating cars, some ...
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NewsTest running on transit bridge
USA: Test running of light rail vehicles has started over the Tilikum Crossing over the Willamette River in Portland. Operator TriMet says that the 524 m cable-stayed bridge is the longest car-free transit bridge in the US. It will be used by buses, cyclists and pedestrians in addition to ...
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NewsSiemens to undertake Banbury resignalling
UK: Siemens Rail Automation and Network Rail expect to sign shortly a £40m contract to renew life-expired signalling equipment between Leamington Spa and Heyford. The 22-month project will transfer operation of the signalling areas currently controlled by Banbury North and Banbury South signalboxes to a single workstation at NR’s West ...
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NewsEU funding for five Polish public transport projects
POLAND: The European Commission has approved €293m from the Cohesion Fund for five public transport projects in four Polish cities. The projects are being financed under the Polish Infrastructure & Environment operational programme, and aim to modernise public transport in a sustainable way to improve comfort and give shorter journey ...
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NewsEIB agrees £480m loan for London Underground extension
UK: On January 29 the European Investment Bank announced that it had agreed a £480m loan to finance 50% of the cost of the building a 3·3 km branch of London Underground’s Northern Line to Nine Elms and Battersea. The long-term loan is to be repaid using a combination ...
